Niles, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast for Niles, Alameda County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Niles. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Niles is published on the Hayward Executive Airport (KHWD) page, 14 km away. It carries the current METAR decoded into plain language — surface wind, visibility, cloud layers and ceiling, temperature and dewpoint, and altimeter setting — alongside the raw observation as transmitted. 6 airfields within reach of Niles have their own pages, listed below.
The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) is shown across its full validity period, with each change group broken out so you can see when conditions are expected to shift. Flight category is derived automatically — VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR — from reported ceiling and visibility, with runway details and field elevation alongside. Observations update roughly hourly and forecasts several times a day.
Other airports near Niles: Palo Alto Airport (KPAO) 18 km · Livermore Municipal Airport (KLVK) 19 km · Moffett Federal Airfield (KNUQ) 19 km · San Carlos Airport (KSQL) 24 km · Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport (KSJC) 25 km
Conditions reported at KHWD describe the airfield itself. Weather 14 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Niles specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Niles, a district of Fremont, rests in a valley where the land begins its gentle rise towards the Diablo Range. It lies 1.9 miles east-south-east of Union City, CA (from Union City, CA: bearing 116°T), and is situated 2.4 miles north of Fremont. This is a place where the air, especially in the early mornings, carries a faint, sweet scent of eucalyptus, a legacy of plantings long past, mingling with the more earthy aroma of damp soil after a spring shower. Sunlight here has a particular quality, softening as it filters through the leaves of mature trees that line its older streets, casting shifting patterns on sidewalks worn smooth by generations of footsteps. The low, rounded hills to the east, a soft, hazy green in the distance, seem to cradle the community, while the broader, flatter expanses to the west hint at the agricultural heritage that shaped this land. The history of Niles is deeply entwined with the railroads that once thundered through, a vital artery that brought commerce and settlers to this fertile stretch of Alameda County. It was here, in the early days of cinema, that the legendary Charlie Chaplin filmed many of his iconic silent comedies, his creative spirit seemingly imprinted on the very air. Though the bustling studios are long gone, a sense of that pioneering energy persists, a quiet hum beneath the surface of everyday life, which now largely revolves around local businesses and the commuter rhythm of those who work in the wider Bay Area. Niles retains a distinct character, a feeling of being connected to a past that is not forgotten, but rather a foundation upon which a modern community continues to build.
Live animated radar for Niles and surroundings — RainViewer.
NOAA GOES-16 GEOCOLOR — live animated loop updated every 10 minutes. Shows cloud cover, storm systems and weather patterns across the continental US.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Niles, Alameda County, California |
| Coordinates | 37.583669°N, 121.987122°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 94536 |
| Area Code | 510 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Niles, California, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Aviation weather — live METAR observations and TAF forecasts — is published separately on the pages for the nearest reporting airports, linked from the aviation section above. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Niles includes coordinates 37.583669°N, 121.987122°W, situated in Alameda County. ZIP code 94536. Telephone area code: 510. Timezone: Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.